Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Rock House, 49-51 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1DT
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Rock House, 49-51 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1DT
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View council mapChange of use of Basement from B1 Office to a sui generis combination of cafe/restaurant, bakery/food-shop & community/events-space. Alterations to Rear, Claremont/Alley Elevation: Two large metal roller shutters replaced by shopfront glazing and sliding, telescopic doors to allow wheelchair access to eight floors of Rock House. Commercial kitchen extract ducting, lights, and a shopfront/restaurant fascia sign are to be added externally. Metal security grilles have been removed from windows on the floor above.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| OFFICERS REPORT - FINAL DELEGATEDReport · PDF | 15 Oct 2018 | View |
| DECISIONDecision · PDF | 15 Oct 2018 | View |
| DELEGATED AUTHORITYOther · PDF | 15 Oct 2018 | View |
| DISTANCESite Notice | 27 Sept 2018 | View |
| CLOSE UPSite Notice | 24 Sept 2018 | View |
| CLOSE UPSite Notice | 24 Sept 2018 | View |
| DISTANCESite Notice | 24 Sept 2018 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 12 Sept 2018 | View |
| CONSERVATION OFFICER SURGERY NOTE (CONS OFFICER)Consultee Comment · PDF | 6 Sept 2018 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANAmended Plans · PDF | 21 Aug 2018 | View |
| AMENDED NOTICEOther · PDF | 15 Aug 2018 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 15 Aug 2018 | View |
| CERTIFICATE DAmended Plans · PDF | 14 Aug 2018 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| HIP AD 10TH AUGUST 2018Other | 6 Aug 2018 | View |
| HIGHWAYSConsultee Comment | 27 Jul 2018 | View |
| WASTEConsultee Comment | 24 Jul 2018 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGYConsultee Comment · PDF | 20 Jul 2018 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 13 Jul 2018 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTOther · PDF | 13 Jul 2018 | View |
| KITCHEN VENTILATION STRATEGYOther · PDF | 13 Jul 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 13 Jul 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED KITCHEN VENTILATION PLANSDrawing · PDF | 13 Jul 2018 | View |
| BASEMENT PLANS AND PROPOSED SECTIONDrawing · PDF | 13 Jul 2018 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 24 Jan 2018 | View |
| WASTE MINIMISATION STATEMENTOther · PDF | 24 Jan 2018 | View |
| BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Jan 2018 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTOther · PDF | 24 Jan 2018 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.